Vintage Italian Micromosaic Brooch

Vintage Italian Micromosaic Brooch

Orange and red flowers with small blue blossoms bloom across a white mosaic ground, each petal set from slender glass tesserae in the Italian micromosaic tradition. The white ground catches the light softly and lifts the whole chest area — a dependable piece for days when you want a little brightness near the face.

This is the quiet power of a brooch: even on mornings with no time to think, one pin makes you look like someone who chose their outfit with care. On a jacket lapel, a knit, or holding a scarf in place — and because the ground is white, it goes with nearly everything you already own.

Look closely and you'll see that even the white background is laid glass piece by glass piece — not just the flowers, but the empty space too, all handwork. That density gives the surface a depth no printed pattern can imitate. The more you learn about how it's made, the more attached you become.

Worn where eyes naturally rest, it tends to invite conversation. Having a small story to tell — "it's actually mosaic, made of tiny glass pieces" — enriches an ordinary day more than you might expect.

Made in Italy between the 1970s and 1990s, this piece has carried its time well. Don't save it for occasions; wear it on the days that need it most — the ordinary ones.

Material: Gold-tone metal, glass mosaic

Era: 1970s–1990s

Length: 2.3cm x 3.2cm

Sourced from: Italy

Flourish — Souvenir

Flourish is a collection of floral motifs that have been loved across generations. Delicate, but never fragile — flowers that bloomed decades ago, still beautiful today. That is what this collection has always been about.

This time, a special edition: flowers brought home from a journey.

The first city is Rome. In its workshops, micromosaic takes shape through a technique called millefiori — Italian for "a thousand flowers" — where tiny fragments of glass become blossoms, one by one. Travellers on the Grand Tour once carried these pieces home as memories they could wear. The very first souvenir jewellery.

The second city is Vienna. Here the flowers bloom indoors — in enamel, across a bangle, and in a cameo with the quiet poise of a Viennese salon. Less sunlight, more stillness; the kind of elegance that belongs to a beautiful room.

The light of Italy, and the quiet of Vienna. A small itinerary through two cities, gathering flowers that outlast their time. The Souvenir Edition is a one-time arrangement.

A memory of travel, kept close at hand — chosen in that spirit, we hope these pieces find their way to the right homes.